15¢ to 25¢ Folded booklets and Unfolded panes


15¢ Beach Umbrella
1990   Plate 111111 Plate 221111
Position Selvage mark Top Bottom Both Unfolded pane Top Bottom Both Folded pane
15 Diagonal left . . . . . . . .
16 Diagonal right . . . . . . . .
25 Rectangle right . . . . . . . .
26 Rectangle left . . . . . . . .
'A' Plain tab . .     . .
15/26 Left Combo Diag. Top/Rect. Bottom .       .
16/25 Right Combo Diag. Top/Rect. Bottom .       .
25/16 Right Combo Rect. Top/Diag. Bottom .       .
26/15 Left Combo Rect. Top/Diag. Bottom .       .

Umbrella booklets are known with the denomination completely missing on one of the two panes.
Variuos types of inking (blue line, red line) and plate wiping flaws (bluish paper from insufficient cleaning) exist.
No combination books are known from plate 221111.


 

19¢ Balloon
      
1991 Normal Cover Cover Jointline Left/Right
  1111 1222 2222 1111 1222 2222
Booklet            
Folded pane            
Unfolded pane  
Unfolded pane with perf. hole in tab  

 

20¢ Blue Jay
1995 Plate S1111
Unfolded pane  
Booklet  

25¢ Special Occasions
1988 Normal printing Small printing Folded pane
Plain pane . . .
Red Guideline Top/Bottom . . .
Red Guideline Right . . .
Red Guideline Top/Bottom & Right . . .

The printing of the inside front cover (and, to a lesser degree, the inside back cover) is significantly smaller on some booklets.
Large print : 'Receive every' wider than Pages!
Small print : 'Receive every' less than Pages!

  25¢ Special Occasions                  Unfolded panes
Thinking of You / Loving You    
Happy Birthday / Best Wishes  

Examples of Happy Birthday/Best Wishes panes exist with FDC cancellation only.


 

25¢ Steamboats
1989 Dark or light blue cover Cover Gap Left / Right Unfolded pane
  1 2 1 2 1 2
Plain pane            
Seamlines Left/Right            

25¢ Madonna and Child (Carracci)
Position Selvage mark Top Bottom Both No plate 1 Unfolded pane
11 Red rectangle & diagonal . . . . .
15 Red rectangle . . . . .
16 Yellow & Red rectangles . . . . .
18 Yellow, Pink & Red rectangles . . . . .
19 Gray rectangle . . . . .
'A' Plain tab . . .

Booklets exist without a plate number on the top pane.


25¢ Sleigh
1989   Plate 1111 Plate 2111
Position Selvage mark Top Bottom Both Unfolded pane Top Bottom Both Folded pane
1 Black bar type I . . . . . . . .
4 Black diagonal . . . . . . . .
5 Black bar type II . . . . . . . .
8 Yellow & Blue bars . . . . . . . .
11 Red bar . . . . . . . .
'A' Plain tab . .     . .
4/5 Left Combo Diag. Top/Bar II Bottom .       .
5/4 Right Combo Bar II Top/Diag. Bottom .       .

Various types of booklet EFOs exist. On some booklets, a yellow line or two pink lines can be found in the tabs.
Various types of miscut (straight cuts or 'winged' cuts) booklets are known.


25¢ Love (Birds & Heart)
1990   Plate 1211 Plate 2111
Position Selvage mark Top Bottom Both Folded pane Top Bottom Both Folded pane
1 Black bar type I . . . . . . . .
4 Black diagonal . . . . . . . .
5 Black bar type II . . . . . . . .
8 Green & Blue bars . . . . . . . .
11 Red bar . . . . . . . .
'A' Plain tab . .     . .
4/5 Left Combo Diag. Top/Bar II Bottom .       .
5/4 Right Combo Bar II Top/Diag. Bottom .       .


25¢ Love (Birds & Heart)
1990   Plate 2211 Plate 2222
Position Selvage mark Top Bottom Both Unfolded pane Top Bottom Both Folded pane
1 Black bar type I . . . . . . . .
4 Black diagonal . . . . . . . .
5 Black bar type II . . . . . . . .
8 Green & Blue bars . . . . . . . .
11 Red bar . . . . . . . .
'A' Plain tab . .     . .
4/5 Left Combo Diag. Top/Bar II Bottom .       .
5/4 Right Combo Bar II Top/Diag. Bottom .       .


25¢ Love (Birds & Heart)
1990   Plate 222 EFO panes
Position Selvage mark Top Bottom Both (Un)folded pane Top Bottom Both (Un)folded pane
1 Black bar type I . . . . . . . .
4 Black diagonal . . . . . . . .
5 Black bar type II . . . . . . . .
8 Green & Blue bars . . . . . . . .
11 Red bar . . . . . . . .
'A' Plain tab . .     . .
4/5 Left Combo Diag. Top/Bar II Bottom .       .
5/4 Right Combo Bar II Top/Diag. Bottom .       .

Love booklets are known with transitional loss of the pink color (heart), or with the pink color completely missing on one of the two panes.
A black layout line may be visible along the edge of an oversized (14mm) tab.
The (black) rectangle on type I bar panes are centered above the plate number. On type II bar panes, the rectangle is shifted to the left above the plate number. Miscut panes are known.


25¢ Headdresses
1990 Plate 1 Plate 2
Unfolded pane . .
Booklet . .

25¢ Lighthouses
1990   Booklets Unfolded panes
Position Selvage mark Scored Unscored perforations
No 1   2   3   4   5   1 1 2 3 4 5 No
1-4 Top Gap . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5-44 Full CRL . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45-48 Bottom Gap . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Plate 1 and 2 books exist in two different printing sizes of the inner front cover:
The larger print is 'fuzzier' than the sharp, smaller print.
Panes with various tagging shifts exist.
Various (almost undetectable) color dots and/or dashes can be found on the selvage of some panes.
Panes exist with a shift in the white color printing, giving the impression of no plate number panes.


25¢ Christmas Tree
1990 Selvage mark Top Bottom Both Unfolded pane
1 Type I Red bar right . . . .
4 Red diagonal . . . .
5 Type II Green bar . . . .
8 Yellow & Purple bars . . . .
11 Red bar left . . . .
'A' Plain tab . .
4/5 Left Combo Diag. Top/Bar Bottom .
5/4 Right Combo Bar Top/Diag. Bottom .

25¢ Madonna and Child (Antonello)
Position Selvage mark Top Bottom Both Unfolded pane
11 Black rectangle & diagonal . . . .
15 Red rectangle . . . .
16 Red & Black rectangles . . . .
18 Yellow, Pink & Red rectangles . . . .
19 Blue rectangle . . . .
'A' Plain tab . .

Last Update: March 2, 2001 DRK / Updated: December 14, 2005 REM